Greece vs Romania: Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. mean income or consumption per day
Greece
0.6%
in 2023
Romania
0.7%
in 2023
Greece rank
77th
Romania rank
74th
Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. mean income or consumption per day over time
- Greece
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 0.7% against 0.6% in Greece, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.2 times Greece's.
Across all 19 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.
Greece ranks 77th and Romania ranks 74th of 120 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.2% | 3.5% | 2.3% | Romania |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 7.7% | 7.1% | Romania |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 6.4% | 5.0% | Romania |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 1.7% | 0.9% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in extreme poverty vs. mean income or consumption per day, Greece or Romania?
- Romania, at 0.7% against 0.6% in Greece as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of population living in extreme poverty vs. mean income or consumption per day between Greece and Romania?
- 0.1%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Romania?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
- How do Greece and Romania rank globally for share of population living in extreme poverty vs. mean income or consumption per day?
- Greece ranks 77th and Romania ranks 74th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. mean income or consumption per day. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.